Add a product
Step 1 of 5 on the path to your first sale. This is the thing shoppers actually buy, so it’s where we start. No coding required — everything here happens in your admin.
Throughout this guide the examples use a sample store, Acme Botanicals, a small herbal-goods shop. Swap in your own product as you follow along.
Before you start
You just need to be signed in to your admin at admin.theorchard.dev. You don’t
need Stripe connected yet — you can build your catalog first and turn on payments
in the next step.
A note on paths. When this guide says Products → Add product, it means “click Products in the left navigation, then the Add product button.” If you don’t see an item in the nav, your role may not include it — ask whoever set up your store.
Create the product
- Go to Products in the left nav.
- Click Add product.
- Fill in the basics:
- Title — the name shoppers see, e.g. Calm Nerves Herbal Tincture.
- Description — your sales copy; supports rich text.
- Slug — the URL-safe handle (
/products/<slug>). It auto-fills from the title. Tidy it up now (e.g.calm-nerves-tincture) — changing it after launch changes the product’s public link.
- Click Save. The product is created as a Draft, which means it is not yet visible on your storefront. That’s expected — you’ll make it live in Step 4.
Give it a price
A product with no price can’t be added to a cart. Set the price on the product (Acme’s tincture is $24.00). Type a normal amount — the admin handles the formatting.
If the same product comes in options — sizes, scents, pack counts — add variants instead, and price each one. For Acme that might be a 1 oz and a 2 oz bottle at different prices. See the full Products guide for variants, images, and categories.
Add at least one image and a category
- Images — open the Images section and upload at least one photo. The first image is the storefront thumbnail; drag to reorder.
- Category — in the Organization section, assign the product to a category (e.g. Tinctures) so it shows up in the right storefront navigation. Create one with Products → Categories → Add category if you need to.
That’s enough to have a real, sellable product waiting in Draft.
Next
Your product exists but nobody can pay for it yet. Turn on payments:
Next: Connect Stripe →